sweet baby J - xmas trees have appeared all around the office 😐 sometimes I hate working in retail 🙄

Orwell was right: sanitize the language and you sanitize the mind. Euphemism is how societies sleepwalk into tyranny. That’s why scholars and historians tell us to be careful, and also to be clear. Avoiding the uncomfortable truth doesn’t make it less real. It just makes it harder to confront.

I get why people recoil from the word. It’s ugly, it sounds extreme. But you know what’s uglier? Pretending this isn’t happening until it’s too late to stop it.

Obviously there are two very telling and worrying messages underpinning Trump and RFK's disinformation about autism. One is that autism is something to be feared and eradicated and the other is that it's women's 'fault' and they should be the ones who get to suffer. So basically eugenics × misogyny.

Taps the sign: No need to write individual "x doesn't cause ASD" articles 🙄 No environmental factors have ever been directly linked to autism. Some correlations have been found regarding the risk of developing autism, but no direct causation.

This is Annie. She freaking loves fall. 13/10 (FB: James Osborne)

Oh my god, they weren't kidding, I've just seen the warnings leaflet that comes with a box of Tylenol. How were they keeping this quiet?!

Hash browns are the grey squirrel of the breakfast world. An American import that's driven out the native and noble fried slice.

Chester's Oktoberfest!!? ! 1) Is that a thing and 2) why would its dashung race component be in September??

Interestingly, Spoons' salsa is "For Internal Use Only", as opposed, I guess, to home made or supermarket bought salsa whichbis safe to slather all over one's body...

Cardinal Timothy Dolan failed to report direct admissions of rape by multiple priests, lobbied against extending the statute of limitations for sex abuse, and moved money off the church books to hide it from victims of sex abuse. In case you were wondering.

My mom called me last night about the Kimmel firing, saying "This is how Hitler got started!" I quickly responded, "By firing the late night tv hosts?" Turns out, mom was right.

what's the worse than can happen ?

No need to write individual "x doesn't cause ASD" articles 🙄 No environmental factors have ever been directly linked to autism. Some correlationn have been found regarding the risk of developing autism, but no direct causation.

Me: i’m Autistic Them: Oh you take things literally Me: No that’s kleptomania

Silk embroidered fox created by Helen Richman, professional hand embroiderer, based in Somerset, UK #womensart

Hat tip @clownf1st.bsky.social

"…and Magda Goebbels made a great strudel.”

Sky News says police are "overwhelmed by the numbers". Met coped perfectly well with 2x as many at the pro-Gaza rally, 5x as many at the anti-Brexit march, and 15x as many at London Pride. They're not overwhelmed by the numbers. They're overwhelmed by the ratio of violent thugs in those numbers.

If they don't like the music, they shouldn't do fascist stuff.

Tonight at the Storyhouse, Chester to talk about my book ‘Good Days, an A-Z of hope and happiness’ . Am on my way. storyhouse.com/whats-on/an-... @StoryhouseLive @EburyPublishing @PenguinUKBooks

Found an old wallet... jeesus I feel old

Literally the second meme I've made in my life.

The Guardian broke the story about Farage's Clacton house several months ago, yet no other media bothered to follow it up. What a huge surprise! Keep sharing it. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Private Eye, 6-18 Sept edition

This is Leo. He is patiently waiting for this guy to throw the ball. Gonna be here a while. 13/10 (TT: twogoldenleos)

Unlike most pop singers, Seal has never been a fan of clubbing.

Next level rice cooker.

I'm going to start a petition asking for Chester, US to be renamed, as they really mess up my Chester, UK feed!!!

Everyone stop, this is important

Destination X 'nuclear engineer' is really,really not smart 🙄

Today was coffee from the cafetiere, arguing with Copilot free tier to implement a predicate parser inside a power query, shandy fueled people watching by Planaterra terrace, Life of Chuck at Picture House, not trying Capoeira by the Market, final pint of actual beer, chipnD burger, Only Connect...

Now that Disney owns Fox, which means they own the Alien franchise, I can't stop thinking about how the Alien Queen is now a Disney Princess/Queen.

Donald Trump says he is going to deploy the National Guard to Chicago. This is what weak men do to pretend they’re strong. Stay safe, stand with your community, and most importantly, know your rights:

this is why i tell people to try ready-to-wear first. custom is risky bc you can be out here railing against "white hippies and communists," but your tailor has you looking crazy without a breast pocket.

Here's a fact for you all. Prior to 2017 there was not a single documented case of any individual travelling by small boats across the English Channel to caim asylum in the UK. Not ONE. This current 'boats' crisis has been largely caused by Brexit. But for some reason NOBODY is saying that.

Porridge served at just the right temperature and easy access to a wooded area. - The bear essentials.

Can’t wait for @jaketapper.bsky.social’s book about this

Life comes at you fast

That’s about one quarter of the entire population of Israel, including children. The equivalent in the US would be almost 90 million people taking to the streets.

[writing the constitution] Benjamin Franklin: Write down "no dumb fucks as president" Alexander Hamilton: Stop saying that Benjamin Franklin: I'm tellin' you. You're gonna regret not writing that down

Such fun - no running water in Flint, Holywell, Ffynnongroyw, Greenfield, Llanerch y Mor, Mostyn, Oakenholt, Talacre, Whitford, Queensferry, Shotton, Connah's Quay, Garden City, Hawarden, Mancot and Sandycroft.

Diping my toes in the job seeking pool - recruiters really belong on the Ark B, they are truly useless at the job. This week's example is 2 specialised recruitment agencies completely ignoring my requests for more information. Not hold out email, no acknowledgement, nothing...

If you see this post. Post or quote repost a photo you took a year ago this month! #OneYearAgoAugust Any subject, just has to be August 2024. Chester Pride 2024

The US extreme right has been doing this for decades, from the level of local school boards upwards. Their conception of historical knowledge is fundamentally illiberal, chauvinistic, sectarian, and profoundly wrong. But they have power, and will use it. Who will stop them?

Quote this with a book you read way too young (according to other people) that explains why you are the way you are.

I played squaredle.com 08/10 69/69 words (+25 bonus words) 📖 In the top 9% by bonus words 🔥 Solve streak: 10 very addictive